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Sheryl Koenig hired to help CAFNR faculty with large grant submissions

University of Missouri Chancellor Alexander Cartwright has set a goal of doubling research expenditures at MU over the next five years. CAFNR already has a head start on meeting that challenge – the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources recently hired Sheryl Koenig, grant writer lead. She joins CAFNR Business Services from the Bond Life Sciences Center, where she…

Written by Michelle Enger · Photography by Genevieve Howard · February 9, 2018

The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources is known on the Mizzou campus for an enhanced student experience. Strong relationships between faculty members and the Academic Programs Office is a key part of this. Faculty members like Trista Strauch say the APO staff makes it easy to collaborate on advising questions and sharing Study Abroad and Career Services opportunities…

Five graduating seniors honored at commencement ceremonies

Five students were honored as outstanding graduating seniors at the School of Natural Resources’ commencement ceremony, held Dec. 15, and at the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ event, held Dec. 16. Four students were recognized at the SNR ceremony. Emily Russo earned a degree in parks, recreation and sport. While at the University of Missouri, she was a…

Joe Parcell named director of Division of Applied Social Sciences

Joe Parcell, MFA Professor of Agribusiness and interim director of the Division of Applied Social Sciences, has been named permanent head of the division by Christopher Daubert, vice chancellor and dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR). Parcell’s appointment is effective Dec. 15, 2017. Parcell joined Mizzou in 1998 as an assistant professor of agricultural and…

Professor of ag and applied economics selected for endowed professorship for collaborative work

Written by Michelle Enger · Photography by Stephen Schmidt · November 16, 2017

Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes, professor of agricultural and applied economics and director of the Economics and Management of Agrobiotechnology Center (EMAC) and the Food Equation Institute in the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, has been named the Frank Miller Chair of Innovation Studies. Kalaitzandonakes was selected for this endowed professorship due to his collaborative work in food,…

CAFNR alum and successful start-up founder returns to campus to share experiences with students

When Jeff Wasson was a student at the University of Missouri in the early 1990s, there weren’t a lot of courses that focused on his field of interest – entrepreneurship. He said he was honored to come back recently and share some of his experiences in this line of work with current students in the College of Agriculture, Food and…

Bill Lamberson named director of Division of Animal Sciences

Bill Lamberson, professor and interim director of the Division of Animal Sciences, has been named the permanent head of the division by Christopher Daubert, Vice Chancellor and Dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR). Lamberson’s appointment is effective Nov. 1, 2017. Lamberson has been at the University of Missouri since 1984 – he joined as an…